กำมะลอ
gam-má-lɔɔMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
fake; counterfeit
fake, counterfeit, or not genuine; made to look like the real thing but is not.
Examples
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaa1clock; watch2o'clock; time of day3classifier: เรือนเรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffกำมะลอgam-má-lɔɔกำมะลอgam-má-lɔɔfake; counterfeitไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ของแท้kɔ̌ɔng-tɛ́ɛของแท้kɔ̌ɔng-tɛ́ɛ1genuine; authentic2the genuine article3for real; genuinely (colloq.)
This watch is a fake, not genuine.
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เขาkǎoเสียใจsǐia-jaiที่tîiซื้อsʉ́ʉกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoแบรนด์เนมbrɛɛn-neemกำมะลอgam-má-lɔɔมาmaaในnaiราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛng
She regrets buying a counterfeit brand-name bag at an expensive price.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiระวังrá-wangสินค้าsǐn-káaกำมะลอgam-má-lɔɔที่tîiขายkǎaiอยู่yùuบนbonอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétเพราะprɔ́อาจàatไม่mâiมีคุณภาพmii-kun-ná-pâap
The police warned people to be careful of counterfeit goods sold on the internet because they might be of poor quality.
ในnaiตลาดมืดdtà-làat mêutเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiสินค้าsĭn-káaกำมะลอgam-mà-loที่ทำtêe tamเลียนแบบliian bàepได้dâiแนบเนียนnâep niianมากmâakจนjonแยกyâekแทบtâepไม่mâiออกòk
The black market is full of counterfeit goods that are so skillfully imitated it's almost impossible to tell them apart.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กำมะลอ said กัม-มะ-ลอ?
gam-má-lɔɔ
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |